The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-07-31

of February, 1887, and which the de-
PENDANTS now In violation OF the laws
of the United States, still claim to hold
Fjfth-That the corporation of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day
Saints, from its organization until the
10Th day of February, 1887. was a cor
o ;ration or association for religious
or charitable purposes.
Sixth-That by virtue of the
provisions of the third section
of the act of Congress of the first day
of July, 1862. re-enacted as section
1890 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States, any corporation or as
ISOLATION for religious or charitable
purposes was forbidden to acquire or
ing the existence of the Territorial
government, of greater value than
fifty thousand dollars; that of the real
estate held by the corporation of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Lat
ter day Saints on the 18th
day of February, 1887, as set forth in
the third paragraph of this bill, more
than fifty thousand dollars in value
thereof has been acquired and held
since the first day of July, 1862, which
is not held or occupied as building or
ground appurtenant thereto for the
purpose of the worship of God, or par
sonage connected Herewith, or burial
ground.
Seventb-That by virtue OF the
premises-the real estate referred to
and stated in paragraph fourth Of this
complaint, which on or before the 18th
day of February, 1887, was owned and
held by the corporation of the Chu rch
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
was aud is subject to escheat to the
United States.
Eighth-That on the 10Th day
February, 1887, the charter and act OF
Incorporation of the corporation Of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
day Saints was disapproved, repealed
and annulled by the Con-
gress of the Uaited States and
the said corporation was thereby
dissolved, and all the real estate owned
and occupied by it in excess of fifty
thousand dollars which was not, on
and occupied as building or ground
appurtenant thereto for the purpose of
the worship of God, or parsonage con-
nected Herewith, or burial ground,
was subjected to escheat to the United
States.
Ninth-That the said corporation of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
day Saints, and the successor
of the SAID John Taylor, (whose
name is to this plaintiff un,
KNOWN as trustee-in-t trust, andWilford
Woodruff, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus
Snow, Franklin d. Richards, Brigham
Young, Moses Thatcher, Francis M.
Lyman, John Henry Smith, GEORGE
Teasdale, Heber J. Grant and John w.
Taylor, assistant trustees, the defend
ants, wTongfully, and in violation OF
the laws of the United States, still
claim 10 hold and do exercise the pow
ers which were held and exercised by
the said corporation of the Church OF
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as
stated in paragraph first of this bill,
and are unlawfullY possessing and US
ing the real estate referred to IN
the fourth paragraph of this bill, and
are receiving and unlaWfully applying
to its and their own use all the rents,
issues and profits thereof, and falsely
and wrongfully claim the right to sell,
use and dispose of the same.
Tenth-That since the 10Th day of
February, 1887, there has been and is
no person lawfully authorized to
take charge of, manage pre-,
serve, or control the property, real
and personal, which, on or before the
day and year last aforesaid, was held,
owned, possessed and used by the
corporation of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter day Saints, and by
reason thereof all the said property as
referred to in the third paragraph OF
this bill is subject to irreparable and
irremediable loss and destruction.
Eleventh-That, as plaintiff is in
formed and believes, the aforesaid
John Taylor, who is deSig-
mated in the former part OF
this complaint as Trustee in Trust
of aforesaid corporation, on the 25tb
day of July, 1887, died and departed
this life; and as to his successor in
office as said trustee-in-trust of said
corporation plaintiff has no knowI-
edge or information, but asks that
when said successors name is disc0v-
cred, he be made party to this &C
ton.
PRAYERS.
The plaintiff therefore prays:
First-That the defendant may be
required to full, true and per-
feet answers to the premises
in writing make, the oath of said de-
PENDANTS TO said answers being hereby
expressly waived.
Second-That a proper person may
be appointed receiver to collect and
get in all of the outstanding debts and
monies due to the said defendant cor
poratien to take possession of, man
age, control and collect the rents, is
sues and profits from the real estate
thereof, and that the defendant corpo-
ration, it's officers and agents,
be ordered forthwith to surren-
der and deliver up to such receiver
all the assets, property, effects, and the
possession of the real estate belonging
to said corporation, and also all
monies, notes, drafts, bills of ex-
change, checks, or other evidences Of
Indebtedness due and owing to the
said corporation, as well as all books
of account, accounts, deed bonds
mortgages, certificates of stock, anC
papers of every nature belonging tC
said corporation, and that the said re.
ceiver may, under direction of thi:
court, continue the management of the
said business until the sale or othel
disposition can be made thereo
according to law under and by virtue
of the order CT the court.
Third-That a'decree be made by thi.
honorable court declaring the disso,
luton and annulment of the charter O